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SCI Needs You!

July 14, 2010 by Mike Cooper

SCI is looking for you to join our auction committee.  Members are needed to solicit a targeted goal of 3 – 5 prizes, valued at $50 or more for our huge, on-line auction/fundraiser benefiting SCI’s programming in 10 Massachusetts locations.   If you’re a person with great social connections that could yield a few donated prizes and would like to volunteer for this committee, please contact Karen Rice at krice@socialcapitalinc.org  or (781) 935-2244.

This on-line auction will be going “live” in early fall and we could really use your help in trying to gather our targeted 200 prizes!

Beach-Themed Library Raffle

July 14, 2010 by Mike Cooper

The Woburn Public Library is sponsoring another fundraiser raffle, this time with a theme of “Enjoy A Day at the Beach …or in Your Own Back Yard.”  The prize includes two folding sand chairs, two margarita glasses, a citronella beach bucket, margarita mix, oval party tub, two beach towels, tanning oil, aloe, beach sign, chip and dip platter, tortilla chips, and salsa. Approximate value is $100.

Raffle tickets are one for $2 or three for $5. The winner will be drawn July 30.

YMCA International Learning Center Needs New Classrooms

July 13, 2010 by Mike Cooper

The YMCA International Learning Center has recently been notified that it must find a new site for their English as a Second Language classes.  They are asking the community to help them look for appropriate space within Woburn.  They would be willing to share space with another program or service as they have with the After School Program.

City of Woburn Charter Available Online

July 7, 2010 by Mike Cooper

The charter for the City of Woburn is available online for the first time ever.  The current Charter of the City of Woburn dates back to its adoption in 1897. It has been amended many times through both special acts and general laws adopted by the Legislature. The following page contains the Charter, references to the amendments and laws that affected the Charter, and editorial comments that provide guidance in interpreting various sections. 

Free Lunches Available for Children at Green Street Pool

June 30, 2010 by Mike Cooper

The North Suburban YMCA has once again teamed up with Project Bread to offer free lunches to children this summer at the Green Street Pool.

Beginning the week of June 28, the lunches are available from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Fridays (except July 5) for the duration of the summer. The lunch consists of a protein, a fruit, a vegetable, and a milk everyday, but the specific lunches vary. The lunches are available for all children under 18, as well as anyone categorized as “special needs”. The lunches need to be eaten onsite, but families are welcome to join them (i.e. the parents can accompany the kids, though you have to be under 18 for the lunches).